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Speaking on what would have been her husband's 101st birthday, Mrs Dahl also said her husband had not been pleased with the first Charlie And The Chocolate Factory film - which was the only movie adaptation of his books made in his lifetime.

"He wasn't very happy with Charlie, the original with Gene Wilder, that was only really the film that was made.

"After he died the first film to be made was James And The Giant Peach and then we were inundated with requests."